Conicals in smooth bore

[naterflint]

Has anyone tested if conicals bullets shoot straighter in a smooth bore

 

[Grenadier1758]

Yes, @naterflint, there are a number of threads on the Forum that have tested the use of conical bullets in a smoothbore. The consensus is that wadding, patched or bare, a round ball is the better solution when we want a solid projectile to be shot from our smooth bored guns.

Conical bullets need to be stabilized by spin to be accurate.